NAEP -- State Profile: CT

Connecticut
	Contact Information Testing Director: Robert Lucco NAEP Coordinator: Renee Savoie Connecticut Department of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 575,100 Percent in Title I schools: 37.4% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 11.2% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 4.6% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 27.3% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 66.0% Black: 13.9% Hispanic: 16.0% Asian/Pacific Islander: 3.7% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.4%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 169^* Number of schools: 1,115 Number of charter schools: 16 Per-pupil expenditures: $13,660 Pupil/teacher ratio: 14.7 Number of FTE teachers: 39,115
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^* Local school districts only (type 1, 2)
Source: Common Core of Data, 2006-2007 school year (non-adjudicated)

History of NAEP Participation and Performance
			Scale Score		Achievement Level
			State	[Nat.	Percent at or Above
Subject	Grade	Year	Avg.	Avg.]*	Basic	Proficient	Advanced	Graphics

Mathematics (scale: 0-500)	4	1992ⁿ	227	[219]	67	24	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	232	[222]	75	31	3
		2000	234	[224]	76	31	3
		2003	241	[234]	82	41	5
		2005	242	[237]	84	42	7
		2007	243	[239]	84	45	7
		2009	245	[239]	86	46	8

	8	1990ⁿ	270	[262]	60	22	3
		1992ⁿ	274	[267]	64	26	3
		1996ⁿ	280	[271]	70	31	5
		2000	281	[272]	70	33	6
		2003	284	[276]	73	35	8
		2005	281	[278]	70	35	8
		2007	282	[280]	73	35	8
		2009	289	[282]	78	40	10

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	222	[215]	69	34	6	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		222	[212]	68	38	11
	1998		230	[213]	76	43	11
	2002		229	[217]	74	43	12
	2003		228	[216]	74	43	13
	2005		226	[217]	71	38	12
	2007		227	[220]	73	41	12

	8		1998	270	[261]	81	40	3
		2002	267	[263]	76	37	4
		2003	267	[261]	77	37	5
		2005	264	[260]	74	34	4
		2007	267	[261]	77	37	5

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	156	[145]	75	35	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		155	[149]	72	33	3

	8		1996ⁿ	155	[148]	68	36	3
		2000	153	[148]	64	35	4
		2005	152	[147]	63	33	4

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	174	[153]	94	49	8	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	165	[148]	91	44	5
		2002	164	[152]	87	45	7
		2007	172	[154]	92	53	7

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (140K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (142K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (693K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (675K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (218K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (222K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (174K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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